Man Had Pot, 'Suspicious' $140K In Cash Inside Jeep In Bergen, Police Say

Hackensack police officers seized more than $137,000 in cash and marijuana from a Philadelphia man during a motor vehicle stop, authorities said.

Members of the Hackensack Police Narcotics Division pulled over Jose Diaz-Velez, 38, on Hudson Street, Captain Peter Busciglio said.
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Cecilia Levine

07/23/2018 3:51 p.m.

On Friday, July 13, members of the Hackensack Police Narcotics Division pulled over Jose Diaz-Velez, 38, on Hudson Street, Captain Peter Busciglio said.

The officers found marijuana and cash suspiciously packaged inside of his white Jeep Liberty, the captain said.

Diaz-Velez was charged him with one count of transporting or possessing property and possession of marijuana, and transported to the Bergen County Jail, Busciglio said.

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